Senior Legal Counsel, Pliant
German Qualified
Digital corporate credit card solutions
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Digital corporate credit card solutions
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower businesses to grow by providing a smart payment option that grows with their business.
Role
Who you are
- You will have obtained a Law degree in Germany and have fluent German language skills both written and spoken
- A minimum of 5 years relevant working experience, with specific know how around contract negotiation in a regulated environment and data protection
- Knowledgeable in general legal and compliance requirements within B2B
- A problem solving business mindset, with an interest in financial service offerings
- High proficiency in English both written and spoken
- Proven ability to take a pragmatic approach to contracting in a multinational and fast-paced environment
Desirable
- Knowledge/experience in the financial industry, digital advertising, software contracting, intellectual property rights and/or data protection
- Specific knowledge in structured finance, securitisation and/or lending
- Additional languages would be an advantage
What the job involves
- We are currently looking for a Senior Legal Counsel - German Qualified (m/d/f) to join our team and be part of our continued success and growth
- Ideally this role will be based in Berlin or Munich and will report directly to our Chief Legal Officer
- Provide business oriented legal advice to Pliant Group in areas of corporate & commercial law, payment transactions, credit, financial supervisory and IT/IP, including the introduction of new products
- Draft, review and amend contracts for customers, partners and suppliers in German and English
- Negotiate and defend Pliant’s contracting positions, and find non-standard solutions where necessary, to achieve successful outcomes
- Advise and work closely with onboarding functions where required to ensure that the customer service offering across Pliant onboarding is seamless
- Close collaboration with key stakeholders, including Product, Sales, Credit and Operational Risk, Compliance, Finance and other business functions
- Review of loan commitments with regard to legal risks and restructuring
- Administer and constantly optimise our contract management system, to ensure we track relevant KPIs and stay compliant with all signed agreements
- Advise and train internal stakeholders on contracting
- Interpret new or pending legislation and regulations, ensuring compliance and advising on strategic adjustments when necessary
- Support with other legal matters as needed
Our take
The corporate credit card industry, historically dominated by giants like AmEx, has seen rapid disruption and growth over recent years. An influx of VC investment boosted smaller outfits like Divvy and Brex Inc. to multi-billion dollar operations, and this has cracked open the market to a host of smaller fintech startups.
Pliant is a German company entering the scene, but it’s a competitive one. It's hoping to stand out by prioritising seamless software integrations, competitive cashback, and a new optional feature offsetting travel-related CO2 emissions. The latter is incredibly novel and has undoubtedly won the company some press in an increasingly sustainability-oriented climate.
Pliant’s offering of both physical and digital cards, as well as its suite of advantages and services, has enabled the company to successfully adapt to the growing payments market. The company has, thus far, entered seven additional European markets and expanded its customer portfolio sixfold. Following successful funding rounds, Pliant is set to further expand operations and its business reach, with a focus on the US.
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Insights
233% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2025
$41.4m
SERIES B
Apr 2024
$21.2m
SERIES A
Total funding: $123.9m
Company benefits
- Home office and remote work
- Flexible working hours
- Mobility discount
- Budget for professional development and training
- Railcard
- Monthly food allowance
- Gympass
- Weekly mindfulness sessions
- Team events
Company HQ
Kollwitzkiez, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Fabian Turner
(Co-Founder & CPO)Previously the Head of Operations at Lendico, and went on to serve as CPO at FinCompare.
Malte Rau
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Portfolio Manager and Head of Fintech Investments at Global Growth Cap, they then went on to found Geldspeicher GmbH.
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